Peter Dreissigacker

Co-Founder, Concept2 · 1 appearance on the record.

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Alongside his brother Dick, he co-founded Concept2 in 1976, developing carbon-fiber oars and indoor rowing ergometers. A Stanford-educated engineer and former competitive oarsman, he was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame in 1990.

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3 assertions · 3 disclosures · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 3 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 1 is resolved, 1 is not yet assessed, and 1 names no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Peter argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Around 40 Third-Party Fitness Apps Integrate With Concept2 Monitors
“We have, like, 40 other third-party apps that connect with that monitor.”
Peter Dreissigacker May 27, 2024 ▶ 50:02 Concept2 Rowing Machines: Dick and Peter Dreissigacker

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Everything Peter Dreissigacker said on How I Built This that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Over 90 Percent of CrossFit Gyms Use Concept2 Rowers
“Probably, yeah, 90% or more.”
Peter Dreissigacker May 27, 2024 ▶ 46:29 Concept2 Rowing Machines: Dick and Peter Dreissigacker
Assertion Supported
Around 40 Third-Party Fitness Apps Integrate With Concept2 Monitors
“We have, like, 40 other third-party apps that connect with that monitor.”
Peter Dreissigacker May 27, 2024 ▶ 50:02 Concept2 Rowing Machines: Dick and Peter Dreissigacker
Assertion Not checkable as stated
North Face Paid the Dreissigackers 35 Cents an Hour in Backpack Royalties
“They did actually produce it for a while, and they licensed some of the components that we were getting royalties from them... We figured the royalties, when all was said, amounted to about 35 cents an hour for our work.”
Peter Dreissigacker May 27, 2024 ▶ 11:59 Concept2 Rowing Machines: Dick and Peter Dreissigacker
Disclosure
Concept2 Co-Founders Chose Their Rural Location Before Their Business Plan
“We had a clearer vision of the place that we wanted to move to live, to do this business than we had of what the business was going to be.”
Peter Dreissigacker May 27, 2024 ▶ 19:59 Concept2 Rowing Machines: Dick and Peter Dreissigacker
Disclosure
Concept2 Continues to Assemble All Its Rowing Machines in Vermont
“We assemble here, yeah.”
Peter Dreissigacker May 27, 2024 ▶ 47:14 Concept2 Rowing Machines: Dick and Peter Dreissigacker
Disclosure
Concept2 Runs Its Global Hardware Operation With Just 130 Employees
“A 130, which includes about 40 overseas at subsidiaries.”
Peter Dreissigacker May 27, 2024 ▶ 48:23 Concept2 Rowing Machines: Dick and Peter Dreissigacker

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
Concept2 Rowing Machines: Dick and Peter Dreissigacker May 27, 2024 15m
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